Does Lockheed Martin pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Lockheed Martin employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Lockheed Martin. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Lockheed Martin?

83% of Lockheed Martin employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Lockheed Martin 4.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 4.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Lockheed Martin?

Software Engineer (904) , Systems Engineer (679) , Senior Software Engineer (292) , Engineer (246) , Intern (188) , Senior Systems Engineer (187) , Financial Analyst (177) , Mechanical Engineer (166) , Manufacturing Engineer (134) , Program Manager (112) , Project Manager (111) , Associate Software Engineer (110) , Subcontract Administrator (103) , Quality Engineer (94) , Project Engineer (89)

What are the pros of working at Lockheed Martin according to real employee reviews?

"Good Benefits and a full catalog of potential tech careers can be had working for them." ((in 1613 reviews)); "Good pay; and you get to work around some amazing machinery that will fight wars and save lives." ((in 1088 reviews)); "Great work life balance while feeling satisfied and fulfilled by the work I am performing." ((in 1033 reviews)); "People are fair to work with a few bad apples but other than that most people are great." ((in 919 reviews)); "Great opportunities for exciting work on multiple programs if you volunteer for it and prive yourself." ((in 322 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Lockheed Martin according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management and hard to get things accomplished" ((in 574 reviews)); "Some managers have absolutely zero clue how anything actually gets done and are poor leaders."" ((in 298 reviews)); "Senior leadership had a very difficult time articulating that overall strategy and direction for the division." ((in 158 reviews)); "Literal no training and you are told to train yourself in outside programs you have to pay for." ((in 148 reviews)); "The upper management is horrible" ((in 138 reviews))

What are employees saying about Lockheed Martin layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Lockheed Martin layoffs and their outlook for job security at Lockheed Martin in 2026.

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Lockheed Martin reviews

4.1

83% would recommend to a friend

(14,553 total reviews)

James D. Taiclet

82% approve of CEO

73% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Work/Life balance

4.1

Career opportunities

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Culture & values

3.5

Senior management

Lockheed Martin has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 14,553 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Lockheed Martin employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Luft- & Raumfahrt, Verteidigung industry (3.6 stars).

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Reviews by job title

15K reviews

2.0

Dec 19, 2009

Lockheed offers growth and career opportunities at the cost of mediocre benefits and very poor work-life balance

Multi-functional it manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good leadership training program and lots of opportunities for working on different programs

Cons

Low salaries, Mediocre benefits, terrible work / life balance

4.0

Dec 18, 2009

A great place to learn

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lockheed provides a great learning environment and ability to take on an increasing level of responsibility. Promotions came slowly at the site I worked at since it was unionized but management was very cognizant of your performance level and did the best they could to promote you.

Cons

I worked at one of the very few sites where the engineering staff was unionized. This really shackled management's hands in a number of ways. Promotions and bonuses are all driven by letters of understand and approved by the union. The union has the interests of the poor to mediocre employees at heart. Don't work at a unionized site if you are looking to be rewarded for all-star efforts.

5.0

Dec 18, 2009

Lockheed Martin Technical Intern View

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The company pays very well. They allow you to work from home if possible for your job. Have a nice environment to be apart of.

Cons

Lacked some communication with my manager. I believe that it was because I was her first intern and it was my first real job.

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